Jets Nearly Hit South African Stadium Roof in Terrifying Flyover
- On Saturday, two Airlink Embraer E190 jets performed a low-altitude flyover at Cape Town's DHL Stadium moments before the Springboks faced the All Blacks in their Greatest Rivalry match.
- The spectacle revived a South African rugby tradition tracing back to the 1995 Rugby World Cup final at Ellis Park, when a South African Airways Boeing 747 swept overhead with 'GOOD LUCK BOKKE' emblazoned beneath its wings.
- Flight tracking data for ZS-YDE recorded a GPS altitude of 925 feet, while the DHL Stadium stands about 164 feet high, indicating substantially more vertical separation than dramatic camera angles suggested.
- Spectators held their breath as the planes passed, with one TikTok user questioning the safety of the manoeuvre by noting the aircraft 'came very low.'
- Despite the dramatic footage, available flight information confirms the Airlink aircraft maintained safe clearance; the airline serves as the official carrier for squads involved in the Greatest Rivalry.
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Airlink says dramatic stadium flyover stayed within approved limits as new data reveals 41-foot clearance
Two Airlink jets passed less than 50 feet above the roof of a packed South African stadium during a carefully rehearsed flyover that sparked an international debate about aviation safety.
Moments of apprehension in Cape Town - in South Africa - where two scheduled airplanes made a very low altitude over DHL Stadium, in front of about...
Two planes from Embraer, based in São José dos Campos, in the interior of São Paulo (Brazil), passed on Saturday very close to the DHL Stadium in Cape Town (South Africa), during a game of rriguebi between the selection of the house and New Zealand.
"That was quite risky" and "This could have turned into a catastrophe." There has been a shocked reaction on social media to videos of planes flying very low over a stadium in Cape Town. The so-called flyover was performed prior to a rugby match between South Africa and New Zealand. In the footage, the passenger planes appear to fly just a few meters above the stadium while fireworks are set off: Reactions are coming in from all over the world…
Viral rugby flyover leaves fans stunned after jets miss roof by feet
Two passenger jets roared over Cape Town’s packed DHL Stadium on Saturday and cleared the roof by as little as 41 feet, turning a rugby ritual into a viral close call. Minutes before the Springboks faced the All Blacks, Airlink sent two specially painted Embraer jets — one green, one black — across the 55,000-seat … The post Viral rugby flyover leaves fans stunned after jets miss roof by feet appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.
Airlink only said: “Design. Precision. Performance.”
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